Drapery hanger



June 23, v1931. R. B, DWYER 1,811,619

DRAPERY HANGER Filed Feb. 26, 1927 [/v VEN TGR FA wwe/VD B. 7m/5f? Patented .lune 23, 1931 RAYMOND IB, DW'YER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DRAPERY HANGER.

vApplication led February 26, 1927.V Seria1 No.` 171,281.

My invention relates to hangers for curtains and other kinds of draperies, andthe object is to provide a simple device for not only firmly securing the folds of the pleat but for also attaching the curtain or drapery to the curtain rod ring or other suspending means. Y

Another object is to provide a drapery'l hanger adapted'to be detachably connected to the ring on the curtain rod, composed'of a backing plateand a pronged button or fastener Vconstructed and arranged so that when the curtain or drapery isf folded to form the desired pleat the prongs ofthe butt0n may be passed through the folds and through the backing plate and then bent laterally whereby securely to hold the folds of the pleat in position and the curtain to the curtain ring. This has the advantage of avoidingV vthe necessity of any sewing or stitching whatever. The same act which se,- cures the hanger to the drapery holds the drapery in folded or( pleated condition. Thus the amount oflabor ordinarily required is eliminated to a marked degree.v A further object is to provide guards for protecting the points of the prongs'.V These and other objects of my invention will be apparent from a perusal of the following speciication when taken'in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein` Figure l is a front perspective view'of my improved hanger. i

Y Figure 2 is a section'on line 2-2 of Figure 1. v

v Figure 3 l; and Y l y Figure 4 isa disassembledview `of the `curtain, the back plate and the pronged fastener. 1 ff Referring now to the drawings, the preferred embodiment of the invention coinis a view on line 3-3 of Figure prises a plate"10 preferably positioned-at the rear of the curtain ordrapery, anda fastening member vor button l2, preferably positioned at the front of the curtain.

These two `parts are constructed and arranged forv detachable connection tov the,

drapery 14C directly at thearranged folds forming the plea-t so as not only to hold the folds in permanent position but also to constitute the means'for hanging the drapery to the curtain ring 16.` or other like suspending lmember. In the present instance the backing plate is perforated preferably with -two holes 18, and the button or fastener is formed withv two .pointed and bendable prongs 20 which are adapted to pass through the folds of thedrapery and through the l:

holes 18 of the backing plate 10. The backing plate is formed with oppositely eXtending guards 22,V preferably channel-shaped so that when'the prongs are bent laterally they willlie iushwith theV plate and in lthe grooves of the guards. Thus the pointed ends of the prongs will be housed. This arrangement protects not only Athe drapery but also persons from injury. If desired the walls of these guards may slightly overlie the prongs to holdthem in position.

In the drawingsjl` have shown my improved hanger as holding in place the folds ,-of a so-called French pleat.` In this type of pleat wherein the' folds of the drapery have doubled `or reversed upon themselves the backing plate l() is disposed at the rear of and'centrally of the juncture of the reentrant folded portions 24 and 26, and the complementary button or fastener 12 is disposed at the front and kcentrally of the main front fold 28 with `each prong passing through three thicknesses of the drapery and through the 'holein the backing plate. 4ln'this manner the folds forming the pleat Vof thedrapery may be 'arrangedV at desired intervals along the top of the curtain `and secured in set positionby the drapery hanger itself. Thus no other means for fastening the pleats is required, and the curtains or draperies will hang as desired, since the upper portions are substantially clamped in set position. By my improved hanger the pleats may be positioned at will during the act of hanging the curtains. The guards 22 forming port-ions of the backing plate not only tend to hold the pointed prongs of the buttons in bent position and thus prevent inadvertent detachment of the buttons from the plates, but they also house, or partly house, the pointed ends of the prongs, which is a great advantage since it not only protects the curtain or drapery from injury but also prevents the person hanging or taking down the curtain from being pricked.

I preferably provide the upper portion of the backing plate with an upstanding hook 3() curved rearwardly so that the hanger may be suspended from the eyelet 32 of the f3 curtain ring 16. Manifestly any manner of suspending the hangers'and curtains is within the contemplation of my invention.

In actual use the plates and buttons are given an ornate appearance so that they ,enhance the beauty of the drapery. Various designs of fastening members, both in the buttons or front fastening part and in Vthe backing plates, may be used and the construction of these parts may be rsuitably altered to be adaptable to various types of pleats to be formed. Y

As a result of this inventionV the labor of making and hanging draperies is greatly reduced. No sewing or ,stitching is required either for fastening the pleats or securingl the hanger to the drapery. The entire process is accomplished by merely folding the upper edge of the drapery to the type of pleat desired and then passing the prongs through the fabric and backing plate and bending the prongs parallel to the plate.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A drapery hanger including detachably connected plates, one of which is provided with means to pierce the arranged folds of the drapery and to extend through a perforated portion of the other part, said piercing part being bendable behind the perforated part into clinching engagement therewith to hold the folds in position between the plates, and means provided on one of said parts for connecting said hanger to a curtain ring. A

2. A drapery hanger comprising a perforated plate and a pin having an enlarged head and a prong adapted for insertion through the fabric of the drapery from the front thereof and thence to pass through the perforated plate said prongs being bendable back of the plate to hold the parts together and the plate having means for connection to the curtain ring.

3. A drapery hanger adapted to be connected to a curtain ring having a perforated backing plate formed with spaced holes, oppositely ext-ending arms and an upstanding hook, a button having pointed prongs adapted to pass through the folds of the i drapery forming the pleat and through the holes of the plate, said prongs being bendable whereby they may be bent laterally substantially parallel to, and positioned close to, the extending arms of the plate.

4l. A drapery hanger adapted to be attached to a curtain ring and comprising a perforated plate formed with a guard, a a button having a prong adapted to pass from the front of the drapery rearwardly through the folds of the drapery forming the pleat to hold the folds in position, and then through a perforation of the plate, said prong being bendable behind the plate to lie within the guard of the plate.

5. A drapery hanger comprising a Kperforated plate formed with channel-shaped guards extending laterally in opposite directions, a fastener comprising a button adapted to engage the front of the drapery and an outstanding prong mounted on the button and adapted to pass through the folds of the ldrapery to hold the folds in position,

and thence through the perforated plate,

said prongs being bendable laterally behind theplate to lie in the channel-shaped guards.

6. A drapery hanger comprising a plate having an upstanding hook for connection to a curtain ring, two laterally extending channel-shaped guards and two perforations formed in the plate, a button having spaced bendable prongs adapted to pass through the arranged folds of the drapery and through the perforations of the plate,

protruding portions of the prongs being i bendable behind the plate whereby the same may be arranged within the channel shaped guards to thereby clinch the parts together upon the drapery.

7. A drapery hanger including a backing plate, and a companion plate having prongs which are adapted to pierce the arranged folds of the drapery to hold them in position and to extend behind the plane of said plate, said prongs being bendable laterally to clinch the parts together, one of said parts having means for connection -to the curtain ring.

8. A drapery hanger adapted for connection to a curtain ring and comprising a perforated backing plate formed with spaced perforations, oppositely extending arms and an upstanding hook, a fastening member comprising a button provided with -spaced prongs adapted for insertion through the fabric of the drapery and thence through the perforations of the plate, said prongs being bendable to a position behind the extending arms of the plate, whereby to secure the parts together.

9. A two-piece drapery hanger comprising a perforated backing plate and a face plate provided with a prong adapted for nsertion from the front of a drapery to pass rearwardly therethrough and through the perforation of the backing plate, the face plate being adapted to enga e the front surface of the drapery and t e rong being bendable behind the backing p ate whereby to secure the said plates firmly together onY either side of the drapery and means formed and arranged 1n one of sa1d plates for conneotlon w1th a curtam ring.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

RAYMOND B. DWYER. 

